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Post by newmoose on Jul 21, 2024 13:15:16 GMT -5
Happy Sunday!
I feel amazing!!!!!!!!!!! I was worried that going out and eating real stuff might set me back. Nope!
Today we are going to the memorial concert for our musician friend who died earlier this year. There will be many amazing tributes, I am sure.
This week is baseball, baseball and more baseball. Well, it is supposed to be, but there is rain in the forecast every day. I will take the rain, but will miss the ballgames. These are college kids and the season is over on the day it is over--no extending the season.
I hope that you have a great day!
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Post by pepper on Jul 22, 2024 5:29:12 GMT -5
Howdy!
My 7 week woodworking class at the furniture school starts tomorrow. I’m pretty excited about it.
I’m hoping for a more quiet work week this week. Bossman is supposed to be out of town. He’s been in town for the last few weeks, and while he’s a nice guy, we all need a break.
Yesterday was a quiet day. Mom and I got our nails done and I sharpened my chisels. My stupid finger was in the way and throbbing, so that was the extent of my woodworking. I really need it to be better by 6:00 pm Tuesday. That’s possible, right?
Have a great day!
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Post by pepper on Jul 22, 2024 5:31:25 GMT -5
Can someone please point me to the Longevity Salad recipe?
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Post by gadgetgirlil on Jul 22, 2024 6:05:51 GMT -5
Greetings!
My list keeps getting longer, not shorter, for the trip. I hope to get a lot of stuff off of it this week.
The weather was quite nice yesterday and not too hot. I rode 68.7 miles and that felt good. Then I went over to the rental place to pay some bills. My new tenant is getting all her stuff moved in. Final inspection by the village is either today or tomorrow. Fingers crossed there aren't any issues. I still have PTSD from the original renovations and all the hell they put me through.
I also got to Trader Joe's so have a batch of beef stew that cooked overnight in the crockpot to divide up for lunches this week and next (it freezes very well).
On campus today.
Have a great day!
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Post by Cyn on Jul 22, 2024 7:05:14 GMT -5
Good morning! I'm bringing home a new roommate for a 6 day home trial!! I spent 2 1/2 hours hanging with her yesterday. She only needed about 3 minutes under the bench, and then ventured right out and was rubbing and head butting. (I wore the same pants from previous visit, so she could smell herself.) I've got a load in the washer of the little blankies and mats, one last removal of Sweetie smells. They are pretty adamant about at least first night in a separate small room, so I'll set her up in the bathroom. I've removed everything I can to give her space, my bathroom's tiny. I'll have the carrier in there for her. They're giving me a temp litter box, plus enough of the shelter food for the week, so I can transition her slowly to different food if I want. I like the Natural Balance limited ingredients stuff. Anyway, here are some pictures. She was holding my hand at the end.❤️ Not quite sure what her name is yet. I have some thoughts. More later, lots to do before I go pick her up. Mojo appreciated for the carrier inside the stroller trip home! ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240722/d18b694cc3110157c36ca8243dfa510a.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240722/6fb1e0cb5f43f39ea16cd4c77c36c661.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240722/0e36ac5fbc51d06ed02fcb6e93ab9b89.jpg)
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Post by V on Jul 22, 2024 7:51:42 GMT -5
Pepper pepper , Jul 3, 2024 14:08:28 GMT -5 Cyn said: gertsmom Avatar Jun 22, 2024 20:32:18 GMT -5 gertsmom said: Cyn , LONGEVITY SALAD RECIPE (serves 4) . 1 bunch asparagus, chopped 1 540ml can @bushsbeans, Chick Peas drained and rinsed 6 marinated artichoke hearts, chopped 1 cup fresh dill, chopped 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped 1/4 cup pistachios, or nut of choice, chopped 1/4 cup vegan feta, optional . For the couscous: 1 cup pearl couscous 1 1/4 cup vegetable broth . For the lemon dressing: 2 lemons, juiced 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 1 teaspoon fresh dill, chopped 1 teaspoon maple syrup Salt & pepper . Cook the couscous according to package directions, in vegetable broth instead of water, if desired. . Preheat the oven to 400F and get out a baking sheet. Add the asparagus and chick peas to either half of the sheet pan, and toss in olive oil if desired. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the chick peas are slightly crispy and the asparagus is tender. . Combine all listed dressing ingredients in a measuring cup until a smooth dressing is formed. . To a bowl, add the cooked couscous, asparagus, chick peas, dill, parsley, vegan feta and pistachios. Drizzle on the lemon dressing and toss. Enjoy immediately, or store in the fridge for up to 3 days. . sherrydorlando newmoose. Here's the recipe for the salad I just love. Morning Yesterday was good. Once the work hassles cleared out. Today is better and I'm not working with the ditz today. We got to have yoga for the first time in FOREVAH. It was good, but I'm feeling the places that I hadn't stretched in a while. I made up some quinoa (keen wah) to supplement the Longevity salad and it was great. Have a good one!
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Post by Cyn on Jul 22, 2024 8:05:24 GMT -5
pepper I'll see if my copy and paste skills are up to the Longevity Salad... LONGEVITY SALAD RECIPE (serves 4) . 1 bunch asparagus, chopped 1 540ml can @bushsbeans, Chick Peas drained and rinsed 6 marinated artichoke hearts, chopped. 1 cup fresh dill, chopped 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped 1/4 cup pistachios, or nut of choice, chopped 1/4 cup vegan feta, optional . For the couscous: 1 cup pearl couscous 1 1/4 cup vegetable broth . For the lemon dressing: 2 lemons, juiced 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 1 teaspoon fresh dill, chopped 1 teaspoon maple syrup Salt & pepper . Cook the couscous according to package directions, in vegetable broth instead of water, if desired. . Preheat the oven to 400F and get out a baking sheet. Add the asparagus and chick peas to either half of the sheet pan, and toss in olive oil if desired. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the chick peas are slightly crispy and the asparagus is tender. . Combine all listed dressing ingredients in a measuring cup until a smooth dressing is formed. . To a bowl, add the cooked couscous, asparagus, chick peas, dill, parsley, vegan feta and pistachios. Drizzle on the lemon dressing and toss. Enjoy immediately, or store in the fridge for up to 3 days. Yay! It worked-for some reason I've been calling it Vitality Salad 🤣! My tweaks: Used red wine vinegar instead of maple syrup in dressing. Subbed raw pepitas for the pistachios. Added diced Persian cucumbers, and chopped yellow Bell pepper. I zest the lemons over the cut veggies before I squeeze them for the dressing. I used canned artichoke hearts, in water. Used full pound of asparagus, in this recipe the thicker stalks are better, though thin tastes as good but needs much less roasting time. I also used a separate cookie sheet sprayed w olive oil cooking spray for each vegetable, so they had spread out room. I used some farro I had on hand one time, and I actually liked it's chewy texture and nutty flavor better than the couscous. Enjoy! Oh, and I use real feta, and usually sprinkle a little more when I serve it, and also add a tsp of my lemon infused olive oil too.
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Post by sherrydorlando2 on Jul 22, 2024 10:40:07 GMT -5
Good Morningish Ladies: I'm back! Have car unloaded and everything but suitcase put away. Read the missed days. Sorry about Peps broken finger, glad Moose is feeling better; kudos to Cyn for your new baby; GG, glad you got in some fun rides and walks; V,glad your puter woes are over and sorry about herky coworkers/bosses. We had a great time. Mostly quiet for me. Lots of pool, arcade, volleyball, etc for the kids. Cost a fortune to feed them. Luckily some didn't show up. No emergencies, no explosions, no disasters. I have some "cleanup" in the house and take up suitcase and I will be all set! I ate fairly well. Lots of protein drinks as they ate chicken fingers, burgers, pizza. I did have a couple small servings of cherry cheesecae...my only cheat. But, I am not dumb enough to weigh yet.
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Post by newmoose on Jul 22, 2024 11:15:56 GMT -5
Happy Monday!
The concert yesterday was so great. Jamen's son lead the bands and played a variety of his dad's songs. He is quite the musician himself and he handled all the emotions with amazing maturity. He is only in his early 20's. Also, Jamen has a newborn daughter, who will never know her phenomenal father. Her mother is an old friend of DS1 and is doing as well as can be expected. I am thankful that she has a huge community of support who will take care of her as needed. I also got to see Jamen's parents, who I have known for quite a long time, too. His dad is not in good health, and the death of his son is not making it easier.
Today is dog baths and baseball. There are only 7 home games left, including the All-Star game and festivities today and tomorrow. The weather has cooled off and there may be some rain, but it is so much better than the hellscape we had a week or so ago.
I better do something productive soon. Have a wonderful day!
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Post by Cyn on Jul 22, 2024 13:54:49 GMT -5
We got home ok, with a lot of meowing but no growling. It was pretty hot, even walking in the shade, so we were able to hop a bus since there were no other strollers or wheelchairs. We've already had an es-cape from the bathroom, but she let me come slowly to her in the kitchen and pick her up and bring her back into the bathroom. What a strange thing, to pick up a cat who doesn't turn into a claw starfish. ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240722/d2c46f5be22233948b751f85c4ddec3c.jpg)
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Post by pepper on Jul 23, 2024 5:29:56 GMT -5
Howdy!
Tonight is my first of 7 classes at the furniture school, and we’re supposed to get flooding rains. *sigh* There are zillions of days we don’t have rain and Mother Nature decides to pee on us now? Ugh. Hopefully the rain will come early in the day and be done by 6.
Yesterday was a very quiet day at work. Bossman is traveling and lots of people are taking vacations. Yay!
Have a great day!
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Post by gadgetgirlil on Jul 23, 2024 5:34:19 GMT -5
Greetings! Lots of texting yesterday with my cousin about our upcoming trip! This work stuff is getting in the way of my travel preparations. I did manage to do some work on my class for the fall plus deal with a bunch of emails. Today the village comes out to do my tenant's inspection for their occupancy permit. Fingers crossed all goes smoothly. I'll be over there weeding the flower beds and some other outdoor maintenance that I've been meaning to do all summer. After that is done, I need to get an adjustment made to my bike as it isn't shifting right. I'll try something that I saw on a YouTube video and if that doesn't fix the problem, then I'll take the bike to the shop. The adjustment probably only takes a couple of minutes if you know what the heck you are doing. Derailleurs are a mystery to me for now, but perhaps in retirement I can take a class to learn how to adjust them. Tomorrow is a trip to the dentist for a cleaning and then I have to go to campus for a meeting with the dean about our recommendations committee. I'll have to tell her in the meeting that this will be my last academic year as it matters for the future of the committee. After that is done, there are more errands to knock off my pre-trip list. This month is flying by! Cyn - Loretta and Allie as sending their best to your kitty and hope that she had a comfortable first night with you. They both know about being confined to the bathroom as there was another kitty in our house when they came home from the shelter. Have a great day!
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Post by sherrydorlando2 on Jul 23, 2024 8:15:41 GMT -5
Good Morning Ladies: Did I tell you I am keeping a neighbor dog for a few days. Tiny little thing and my dogs see her all the time on walks, so no issues. Seeing me walk 4 at once on the other hand is a hoot. We call her Trey's girlfriend as he immediately pulls to go see her. She looks like a miniature of him. Not sure what she is, but looks like a tiny Brussels Griffon. Today has to be some housework as no one did one damn lick of it while I was gone..... Have a great day.
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Post by Cyn on Jul 23, 2024 8:17:32 GMT -5
Hi, It was a good night here. I ended up not letting her come out, because I wanted her to use the litterbox first. She did pee in it during the overnight! She also did ok eating, at least the dry food and some treats. She's very quiet, unless she's purring getting pets, which she comes over for a lot! It's weird not having a 2 way conversation like I used to w Sweetie. She may also just be not quite her normal self yet, with her cold.
I have another batch of Longevity/Vitality Salad in progress. I'm chilling all the veggies together first, then adding the farro and chilling again, and then adding the dressing. I'm going to see how the little lady did w her breakfast, which I served at the civilized hour of 7am (they feed at 8:30 at the shelter.) She hasn't been right up at the door, so I think I'll leave it cracked and see if she comes out to explore...
Still not quite sure about her name yet. Currently in the running are Ellie and Siena (her coloring is like the beautiful roofs of the Italian city.) Also Abby, like Abby Normal from Young Frankenstein.🤣
I was thinking about Penny-she's a lovely copper color, but I kept hearing it said in Sheldon Cooper's voice...so, no.
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Post by newmoose on Jul 23, 2024 10:44:48 GMT -5
Good morning!
We had a great time at the All-Star festivities last night. At least we did until the heavens opened up. Luckily it stopped long enough to finish everything up. Tonight is the All-Star game. It should be lots of fun.
WF and I are going for a short walk today, then I have a chiropractor appointment. This will be the last time I get to see the stretch/massage guy since he is leaving the practice to stay at home with his son.
I hope you all have a great day!
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Post by newmoose on Jul 23, 2024 17:30:33 GMT -5
This is Watson. When I visited his litter, he was the one I picked out because he was so strikingly marked. Cyn, I think your girl is very similar. ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240723/26a8a0b2495da2402eaa1c151ad84354.jpg)
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Post by gadgetgirlil on Jul 24, 2024 4:42:39 GMT -5
Happy Humpday! The inspection went fine. The inspector was a nice guy unlike some that I've dealt with over the years. He even complimented me on how well our property is maintained ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) We (the tenant & I) spent more time chit chatting with him about happenings in our little suburb than the actual inspection took. We all live in town. My new tenant lives so close that she can walk to work and that is what she did yesterday! I feel very fortunate about how this has all worked out. Her husband is very nice and I met her dad yesterday as the gang was all there helping mount some more of her equipment (she is a chiropractor). She has 5 children, including a wee little one that she is still breastfeeding. This space is very family-friendly as she works mainly with pregnant women and they often bring their other children along. Her older kids are in the schools that are walking distance to the office. Like I said, I feel like it is a really great fit and I hope they stay forever! I made a large pile of stuff for my landscaper to haul away while we were waiting. I trimmed low hanging branches, pulled weeds, trimmed deadwood out of the rose bushes (they drew blood) and more. I was out there, with short breaks, for nearly 4 hours. Oof. It was humid so I was a sweaty mess by the time I wrapped up around noon. I swung by the grocery store on my way back home and after I ate lunch and had cooled off, I worked on my bike. I have the derailleur working properly now and it will get a road test on Sunday when I ride with a friend. I also tightened up some other things and then because I hadn't sweated enough, I swept out my side of the garage. I was exhausted when I finally finished. I went to bed early but didn't sleep well as I had a headache from the heat plus I knew I had to be up earlier than normal this morning since my dentist appt is at 7:30am and I want to get a workout and shower in first. More errands today after the meeting on campus. I actually did shrink my list a bit yesterday. Have a great day!
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Post by Cyn on Jul 24, 2024 7:22:39 GMT -5
Good morning, Warning: bloggity. My little friend hung out with me on the couch for hours yesterday afternoon, she's lovely and snuggly. She did some exploring around. She found and used the water fountain! Some climbing, I'm definitely going to need to put the Fortuny lamp in the bedroom, along w everything that usually lives in my bathroom. It's a little tight in there right now 😬. I put her back in the bathroom for a bit so I could have some time where I wasn't needing to be hyper-vigilant. Yeah, no. Somebody was quite displeased, and was rattling the door and meowing. She came back out, and we actually took a nap together. More yelling when I put her in for the night, tho she settled fairly quickly, TG. The drawback to having her sequestered in the bathroom is that I need to pee in the night sometimes. I'll need to work out how to get my leg in there to stop the exit slither, which is hard because the damn terlet is right there by the door. Sigh. She finally tootsied, and it was in the regular big-girl box this morning, so yay!!! She's still not eating much, but I do think that's because she's still sniffly and congested. This morning she's been poking around more behind the furniture, but so far no sign that she's interested in any of the cords. She's also been vigourously scratching on the scratchers, but not touching the slider screen. She responded when I got some toys out and slid them around. She seems to understand no. I'm going to try feeding her in the kitchen, then putting the food back in the bathroom when I'll need to stash her there while I go out. She seems very comfortable around me, and trusting. 😻 Yesterday she was velcro kitty, today she seems to be content being near me on the sofa, but not necessarily touching me or needing my hand on her. Tracking streak intact, got my GHGs in, no activity, not great on liquids. I did get my Longevity Vitality Salad made. I didn't have a yellow pepper and I def miss it. I'll pick one up today and add it in. ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240724/d6a0244327cf285b8f41176139b212b0.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240724/5fe2435d7f8e62f66231febae8637ecf.jpg)
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Post by V on Jul 24, 2024 7:31:26 GMT -5
Morning.
I checked in here but didn't post yesterday. Work got a little hairy and I just got too busy. Today might end up that way in a bit as well. Though my van will go to the shop this morning and life will be much easier when that happens.
No activity to speak of all week. YF is gone with her fam and CSO is unreasonably busy. G gets out for really long runs on her own early in the morning.
Deck guy is on a list at work that allows him much less time here to get rested at this point. His contract gives him until the end of August to finish. If he could just string together a couple of days, he'd be almost done. Part of the downfalls of working with the railroad is the unpredictable schedule. MG had some questions about a little sliver that would be unsightly if left that way and the question of trimwork. Dave said that he would be taking care of it and just needed to figure out how to best handle it. So at least we are on the same page.
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Post by sherrydorlando2 on Jul 24, 2024 9:01:44 GMT -5
Good Morning Ladies: The company isn't eating. I finally hand-fed her last night with some pumpkin on it. She seems too scared to eat...but that is all she is scared of, so I wonder if my piggies had a word with her?? No one did any productive housework here yesterday. Surprise! I am on my way for a few groceries in a few then will come back and tackle a few things. Tons of messages yesterday.....9 women deciding on 6 fancy restaurants to go to for Magical Dining. There are about 150 on the list and we pick 5-6 every year. Last year I got covid and missed 3 of them.
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Post by newmoose on Jul 24, 2024 10:27:27 GMT -5
Good morning!
Everything last night was so much fun! Our division won the All-Star game! The fireworks were beautiful and the music afterward was fun, though we only stayed a minute or so to listen.
More baseball tonight, if it doesn't get rained out. It is raining here right now, but maybe not where the games are. We'll see. I will not complain if we get rained out, since we are desperate for the rain.
Just two more weeks before school starts. I am ready to get this year going. I plan on enjoying every minute of it that I can.
I hope you all have a great day!
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Post by gadgetgirlil on Jul 25, 2024 6:17:48 GMT -5
Greetings! Colorado is getting real! Yesterday I made the first of the two required parking reservations that we need for our hikes. You can only reserve 2 weeks out and it is to the hour! So I couldn't make the reservation yesterday morning but was able to do it in the afternoon. Now that I've figured that out, I know when to log in to get the other reservation we need for the hike up Quandary. I also got to several stores and shrunk down my shopping list for the trip. Had a very good visit to the dentist yesterday for my cleaning. Thanks to my consistent use of the water flosser, I now only have one area on the lower right side where the gum measurement is a 4. This is a huge improvement since when I started 1.5 years ago. The hygienist also noted that this section didn't bleed when she was scraping at the tartar so that is a good sign too. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) The meeting with the dean was pretty much as expected. The concerns that the committee head and I shared about burnout among the other members were brushed off. I did tell her that I am retiring next May and she said congratulations. Given my past interactions with her during the summer of 2022 when she first took over being dean, she is probably glad that I won't be a thorn in her side any longer. Brings to mind the song with the lyric "Smiling faces sometimes tell lies...." You're welcome for your earworm of the day ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Today I'm on campus then I'll come home and bake cookies for Saturday's memorial service. I will drop them off at my friend's house tomorrow on my way back from Wisconsin since I will be late getting to the service since I have my REI back country navigation class from 9am-1pm. I'm heading up to Wisconsin tomorrow to kayak and hike at Mirror Lake State Park. Weather looks great! Have a great day!
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Post by V on Jul 25, 2024 7:50:28 GMT -5
Morning.
Nothing happened yesterday. I finally am free of the work albatross that had haunted me all week. My regular guy is coming back on Sunday with me and I already have an earful for him.
ION I have been rocking the IF thing and am almost 10# down. This is the lowest I've been in a year or more.
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Post by Cyn on Jul 25, 2024 9:08:58 GMT -5
V what is your IF hours breakdown? Are you following a particular plan? I found out that Siena has been peeing in the bathroom litterbox and covering it up very neatly-I was starting to get a bit worried... She climbed right onto my lap when I sat down this morning, but also serms to be content to be near me on the couch. I leaned over to see what she was up to by the screen door, and found this. 😻🥰 It did bring a little tear, too. She really is a love bug. ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240725/f0b7db7c7173a72c12a1296d6a3b1033.jpg)
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Post by sherrydorlando2 on Jul 25, 2024 9:23:53 GMT -5
Good Morning Ladies: Yesterday was Aldi's and come housework. This am was Walmart. Today I'm making grape/chicken salad for DD and I then going to see Twister. This evening is housework again. Our guest is doing well--except the eating. She looks just like an Ewok Zoey said.
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